My intention in starting this blog was to chronicle the places and times my eyes caught a glimpse of the Divine among the mundane. So where I have seen God this week? In too many ways to count, actually! Last Monday I led a devotional for a church ministry leadership team. We've been reading a … Continue reading “Living and Lingering in Love”
Tag: sports
Fit Kids
Dear PE Teacher, I remember the Presidential Youth Fitness tests from my elementary school days. Every year my classmates and I took fitness tests including running, sit ups, push ups, and chin ups. These tests took time away from playing the games we regularly enjoyed, like volley tennis or handball; they were boring; and worst of all, … Continue reading Fit Kids
The One and Only
I can get a little pretentious about which books I will read, not so smart my brain hurts (although even that's fine on occasion) but nothing poorly written even though it may be wildly, flying-off-the-shelves popular. I had just read a gut-wrenching, wonderful book (We Were Liars) and picked up this little number as a … Continue reading The One and Only
Be a Good Sport
I stopped playing Monopoly in college. Guy and I and another couple spent a weekend together at his parents' home in Santa Cruz. Late Saturday afternoon I witnessed a game of Monopoly transform my kind and generous friends into greedy Wall Street sharks. And that was it. I quit playing mid-game and tried to disguise my disgust as they each … Continue reading Be a Good Sport